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Definition of Wildcat

• (noun) any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
• (noun) an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
• (noun) a cruelly rapacious person
• (adjective satellite) (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
• (adjective satellite) without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
• (adjective satellite) outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"

Synonyms of Wildcat

• Wildcat Well
• Beast
• Wolf
• Savage
• Brute
• Unauthorized
• Unauthorised

Antonyms of Wildcat

Homophones of Wildcat